Fuel

Gasoline Dips to $3.27 a Gallon

The national average price of gasoline fell 2.1 cents to $3.272 per gallon for the week ending Dec. 2, remaining near a low for 2013.

The average price fell after two consecutive weekly increases after gasoline fell to $3.194 per gallon on Nov. 11, which marked a three-year low. Gasoline is now 12.2 cents lower than it was a year ago, according to federal data released Monday.

The average price of gasoline in Missouri and Oklahoma remained below the $3-per-gallon level at $2.94 and $2.973 respectively. Kansas fell to $3.001, according to AAA's Daily Fuel Gauge Report on Monday.

Meanwhile, diesel fuel rose 3.9 cents to $3.883 per gallon on average. Diesel is now 14.4 cents lower than it was a year ago, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.

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The outlook for national average on-highway diesel prices is for them to be higher this year and in 2019 than they were last year and in 2016, but they should at least be fairly stable during this time, according to the latest Short Term Energy Outlook from the U.S. Energy Department.

The national average price of unleaded gasoline jumped 5 cents to $2.49 per gallon in the first week of 2018 and has reached a level not seen since 2014 during the week that starts the new year, according to AAA.